The Creation of Gods and Titans
- Consider how Gaea is anthropomorphized in this story. What does she do and how is she represented in the story to help the reader see her as anthropomorphic?
- In what ways is Zeus presented as being better than Uranus and Cronus? Why was it important that his character embody this difference/these differences?
- The Mycenaean Greeks showed political sophistication by combining their patriarchal religion with the older matriarchal religion that they found in Greece. What examples in this myth show that they continued to respect their female gods even though the shift was to male power?